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Potato Balls
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Potato Balls

10 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

808
Calories
29g
Protein
7g
Fat
156g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10-12 potatoes,
  • 2 cups pea flour,
  • 1 cup plain flour,
  • 1 clove garlic,
  • 2 cups water,
  • 2 tsp. salt,
  • 2 Tbsp. onion,
  • 1 1/2 tsp. geera,
  • 1 tsp. thyme,
  • 2 large eggs.

Directions

1

For the batter, mix the pea flour and plain flour together with 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. geera, and 1 Tbsp. onion. Add enough water to make a soft batter.

2

Peel potatoes, boil (not too soft) and mash. Add the rest of the geera, salt, onions, garlic and thyme. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Form the potatoes into small balls, the size of small eggs.

3

To deep fry, heat the oil. Next dip the potatoes into the pea mixture, turning it around so the at the potato is coverd with batter.

4

Put into oil and fry until brownish. Add more pea flour ot batter if too thin. Add more water to batter if too thick.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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